by Phil Olley | Apr 14, 2026 | Business Growth, Business Strategy, Focus, Goals, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Success
There’s an old joke about a young couple, touring around the countryside in the 1960s in their convertible sports car. Slightly lost, they are driving along a lane, and stop to ask one of the locals for directions. “I say, old chap, can you tell us the way to the...
by Phil Olley | Mar 30, 2026 | Business Growth, Focus, Goals, Leadership, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Success
Playing your A-C-E How have the first 90 days of your year gone? Has this been a quarter of breakthroughs and achievements? Have you achieved the goals, the “wins and highlights” you set out at the start of the year? What went well? What didn’t go well? Are you on...
by Phil Olley | Mar 23, 2026 | Focus, Goals, Leadership, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Purpose, Success
Have you noticed how, when you are engaging with a fresh exciting project, a point of focus that generates zest and passion, often people around you will say, “That’s good, but you’ve got to be Balanced.” This is the sort of caveat-led advice offered to those who are...
by Phil Olley | Feb 23, 2026 | Focus, Leadership, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Purpose, Success
When all around is changing (and it is – you can feel, it sense it, I’m sure because 2026 certainly is about change), and sometimes that change feels unwanted or out of control, it is natural to be bombarded by ‘self-questions.’ That is true whether the change is...
by Phil Olley | Dec 17, 2025 | Focus, Leadership, Mindset, Personal development, Purpose, Success
25 Lessons for 2025 Trust yourself. Your Gut-Feeling is rarely, if ever, wrong. Never put off a phone call. There are still only 24 hours in a day… and it’s plenty; there are still only 7 days in a week … and it’s plenty; and there are still only 52 weeks in a year…...
by Phil Olley | Nov 17, 2025 | Business Growth, Focus, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Success
Inside the Box In business, there are phrases banded around like “Thinking outside the Box!” Sounds great. And I’m all for creativity, as you know. Yet, sometimes it is used as a distraction; as a diversion from the fact that there are some very basic solutions Inside...
